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Migrate ROSA to Grub2.
 
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== Grub2 ==
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Grub2 itself is successfully built for ROSA and can be safely used as a default bootloader. Currently we are working on themes for it.
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== Configuration tools ==
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We have a choice of two tools at the moment:
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* kcm-grub2
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* grub-customizer
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kcm-grub2 is a module for KDE Control Center; other environments might prefer to use grub-customizer (though note that kcm-grub2 can be launched as a separate application in any DE using kcmshell4).
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== Drakxtools ==
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We have to update bootloader-utils that depend on drakxtools. Scripts from bootloader-utils are used when bootloader config should be regenerated - e.g., when a kernel is installed or removed.
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== Where to get ==
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* for 32bit systems:
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<pre>
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urpmi.addmedia icedphoenix_personal
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http://abf.rosalinux.ru/downloads/icedphoenix_personal/repository/rosa2012lts/i586/main/release
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</pre>
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* for 64bit ones:
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<pre>
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urpmi.addmedia icedphoenix_personal
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http://abf.rosalinux.ru/downloads/icedphoenix_personal/repository/rosa2012lts/x86_64/main/release
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</pre>
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* Now you can install grub2 and tools:
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<pre>
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urpmi grub2 kcm-grub2 grub-customizer
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</pre>
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* After that I strongly recommend to remove the media, since there are experimental builds of some core packages there that can damage your system:
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<pre>
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urpmi.removemedia icedphoenix_personal
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</pre>

Revision as of 12:48, 23 May 2012

Migrate ROSA to Grub2.

Grub2

Grub2 itself is successfully built for ROSA and can be safely used as a default bootloader. Currently we are working on themes for it.

Configuration tools

We have a choice of two tools at the moment:

  • kcm-grub2
  • grub-customizer

kcm-grub2 is a module for KDE Control Center; other environments might prefer to use grub-customizer (though note that kcm-grub2 can be launched as a separate application in any DE using kcmshell4).

Drakxtools

We have to update bootloader-utils that depend on drakxtools. Scripts from bootloader-utils are used when bootloader config should be regenerated - e.g., when a kernel is installed or removed.

Where to get

  • for 32bit systems:
urpmi.addmedia icedphoenix_personal
http://abf.rosalinux.ru/downloads/icedphoenix_personal/repository/rosa2012lts/i586/main/release
  • for 64bit ones:
urpmi.addmedia icedphoenix_personal
http://abf.rosalinux.ru/downloads/icedphoenix_personal/repository/rosa2012lts/x86_64/main/release
  • Now you can install grub2 and tools:
urpmi grub2 kcm-grub2 grub-customizer
  • After that I strongly recommend to remove the media, since there are experimental builds of some core packages there that can damage your system:
urpmi.removemedia icedphoenix_personal